Phillip:Thankfully, the garburator/garbage disposal is predominately a US affection.Dollars and cents aside, there are many other reasons not to use them:1) they increase the amount of organics that reach the sewage treatment plant which, in turn, increases the plants consumption of oxygen ... which, often results in more active bacterial matter being flushed/released from the system into waterways;2) increase the amount of solid residue which needs to be removed from the treatment plant and disposed (usually in landfills);3) they have been linked with the increase in toxicity of the water supply (this is not a fault of the machine itself, but rather the user); 4) they also tend to increase per-household water consumption.Under sink garbage disposals are no longer permitted in many locations.As a landlord with student rentals, they are simply an invitation for more service calls and higher repair costs.

Do you set it with thinset or do you use their adhesive?

It's a fiberglass-backed vinyl that uses a pressure sensitive adhesive.

You will have extra as it's 13' 2" wide, but you could always roll up the extra and store for the next repair/install.The advantages of this vinyl: it uses a pressure sensitive adhesive.

So I tried my hand at it Saturday and  wound up talking to 3 sellers made three different offers on houses.  1st one was an offer to sandwich lease this ladies trailer she didnt have much experience being a landlord and I thought I could help her out and create some residual income but she didn't want to part with any of her money to bad last tenant she had really took advantage of her and I'm afraid its going to happen again unless she gets some help and education.  2nd was another mobile home guy was out fixing his trailer from his last tenant (was pretty trashed in abad neighborhood offered him 5,500 cash but he was happy with what he had and offered it for 55,000 (personally think that my offer was a little to high).  

It is a self-adhesive mesh patch that can be placed over the hole.

Gravy is nice, do doubt, but I like to do something once, not over and over, for residual income, long-term appreciation and tax benefits.   

I respond that we don’t sell the rental portfolio or we lose the income (true), but since we don’t have any kids she insists that the underlying equity in the rental portfolio needs to be considered in the model as we aren’t going to take them with us (also true).Long way around: how do I value the residual value of the rental portfolio as I think about retirement?

I think that you should approach this from a residual point of view.Look at what you are wanting to create and the cost to get there.

I want residual income.